Magic Johnson inspired Lakers’ Pau Gasol in more ways than one: Long before he became an NBA star, Gasol wanted to be a doctor. He was 11, and Johnson had just announced he had the AIDS virus. Though basketball is his life, Gasol’s interest in medicine hasn’t waned.
Photo: Lakers forward Pau Gasol observes a surgery by Dr. David Skaggs at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Credit: Lori Shepler
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
